I WANT TO THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY HERE TODAY CONCERNING
OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OUR RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND DECLASSIFICATION PROGRAMS,
PARTICULARLY AS THOSE EFFORTS RELATE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON
PROTECTING AND REDUCING GOVERNMENT SECRECY.

THE COMMISSION CONCLUDED THAT TOO MUCH IS SECRET AND THAT THIS EXCESSIVE SECRECY HURTS,
RATHER THAN PROTECTS, THE NATIONAL SECURITY. IT SUGGESTED THAT LESS SHOULD BE KEPT
SECRET, BUT THAT THE CROWN JEWELS SHOULD BE BETTER PROTECTED. WE SUPPORT THE MAJORITY
OF THE COMMISSION'S 16 RECOMMENDATIONS. WE BELIEVE THAT MUCH OF WHAT THE COMMISSION
SUGGESTS CAN BE ACHIEVED ADMINISTRATIVELY, AND WE HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO DO SO.

DIRECTOR TENET RECENTLY ESTABLISHED AN OFFICE OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA), IN PART TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE
COMMISSION. THIS NEW OFFICE, WHICH IS REFERRED TO INSIDE THE AGENCY AS OIM, HAS BEEN GIVEN
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AGENCY'S RECORDS AND CLASSIFICATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND
FOR ALL OF THE AGENCY'S INFORMATION RELEASE PROGRAMS.
UNDER DIRECTOR TENET'S INSTRUCTIONS, WE AT OIM HAVE ACTED TO IMPROVE THE STRUCTURE OF
RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMATIC DECLASSIFICATION PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDE ENHANCED
CLASSIFICATION GUIDANCE, TWO AREAS THAT WERE OF SIGNIFICANT INTEREST TO THE COMMISSION.

CIA AGREES WITH THE COMMISSION THAT THERE IS A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN AGENCY RECORDS
MANAGEMENT AND DECLASSIFICATION EFFORTS, AND THAT AN INADEQUATE RECORDS MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM IS A MAJOR IMPEDIMENT TO DECLASSIFICATION. THEREFORE, OIM IS FOCUSING ON WAYS TO
ENSURE THAT CIA RECORDS ARE CREATED, CLASSIFIED, AND MAINTAINED FROM THE OUTSET SO THAT
THEY CAN BE EFFICIENTLY RETRIEVED, DECLASSIFIED, AND SENT TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND
RECORDS ADMINISTRATION AND, AS APPROPRIATE, PUBLICLY RELEASED.

OIM ALSO IS MOVING TO ENHANCE THE PROFICIENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF AGENCY CLASSIFIERS.
WE HAVE REDUCED BY MORE THAN 95% THE NUMBER OF CIA OFFICIALS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM
ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION (FROM 924 TO 41), AND HAVE PREPARED SPECIAL GUIDANCE FOR THESE
OFFICIALS; WE NOW TRAIN ALL NEW CIA EMPLOYEES IN CLASSIFICATION - AND IN RECORDS
MANAGEMENT - AND HAVE ANNUAL CLASSIFICATION REFRESHER TRAINING FOR ALL CURRENT CIA
EMPLOYEES; WE HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF EXEMPTIONS FOR THE PORTION MARKING OF
AGENCY DOCUMENTS; AND WE HAVE COMPLETED A ZERO-BASED REVIEW OF THE CIA CLASSIFICATION
GUIDE, AND AS A RESULT OF THAT REVIEW, WE HAVE DRAFTED AND ARE COORDINATING A NEW,
EASIER TO USE CLASSIFICATION GUIDE. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE SUPPORTED THE
SECURITY POLICY BOARD IN ITS EFFORTS TO CREATE MATERIALS THAT STANDARDIZE TRAINING OF
ORIGINAL AND DERIVATIVE
CLASSIFIERS ACROSS THE GOVERNMENT.

WE ALSO HAVE TAKEN TO HEART THE COMMISSION'S BELIEF
THAT MORE INFORMATION SHOULD BE DECLASSIFIED. THIS IS SQUARELY IN KEEPING WITH DIRECTOR
TENET'S COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC RELEASE OF INFORMATION, THAT WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME,
NO LONGER NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED UNDER OUR SECURITY
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.

FOR EXAMPLE, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CIA MATERIAL OF
HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE ALREADY HAS BEEN DECLASSIFIED:

OVER 227,000 PAGES OF RECORDS ON THE ASSASSINATION
OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY HAVE BEEN RELEASED TO THE
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION.

OVER 500 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATES ON THE
FORMER SOVIET UNION HAVE BEEN RELEASED; WE EXPECT TO
RELEASE ANOTHER 100 THIS YEAR.

ABOUT 1,800 PAGES HAVE BEEN RELEASED ON THE
GUATEMALA COVERT ACTION AND APPROXIMATELY 3,000
PAGES ARE READY FOR RELEASE ON THE BAY OF PIGS.

WE HAVE RELEASED OVER 4,000 PAGES FROM OUR
INTELLIGENCE JOURNAL, STUDIES IN INTELLIGENCE.

AN ADDITIONAL 31,000 PAGES OF MATERIALS ON VARIOUS
SUBJECTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED SINCE 1992, INCLUDING
HISTORY SOURCE DOCUMENTS, MONOGRAPHS, AND HISTORIES.

OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE RELEASED OVER 500,000 PAGES IN RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUESTS.

AND WE HAVE TRANSFERRED 1.2 MILLION PAGES OF OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS
CONCERNING THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES AND THE STRATEGIC SERVICES UNIT TO THE
NATIONAL ARCHIVES.

TOP PRIORITY CONTINUES TO BE GIVEN TO SUPPORT OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S FOREIGN
RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES SERIES, WHICH CONSTITUTES THE BASIC HISTORICAL RECORD OF
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY AND WE HAVE REVIEWED OVER 14,000 PAGES FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

TOP PRIORITY ALSO IS BEING GIVEN TO THE REVIEW AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION ON HUMAN
RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS. IN THIS REGARD, WE ARE RESPONDING TO
REQUESTS FROM THE GUATEMALA HISTORICAL CLARIFICATION COMMISSION AND THE HONDURAN
GOVERNMENT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER, AND TO HUNDREDS OF FOIA REQUESTS ON THIS
SUBJECT. WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO COMPLETE WORK ON THIS BY THE END OF THE
FISCAL YEAR.

WE ALSO ARE REVIEWING FOR RELEASE RECORDS THAT WILL ENABLE THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND
THE ROLE OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IN THE SHAPING OF NATIONAL POLICY. THESE RECORDS
PERTAIN TO POLICYMAKING AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS, FOR EXAMPLE, NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
ESTIMATES, THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY, AND OFFICE FILES OF FORMER DIRECTORS OF
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE. IN KEEPING WITH NORMAL ARCHIVAL PRACTICE, WE
WILL CONSIDER THE EARLIEST RECORDS FIRST. WE ALSO WILL CONSIDER RECORDS WITHIN A
COMPLETE SERIES RATHER THAN SELECTING RECORDS THAT PERTAINED TO PARTICULAR TOPICS, TO
ALLOW HISTORIANS TO GAIN AS COMPLETE A PICTURE AS POSSIBLE
OF A PARTICULAR SITUATION.

IN ADDITION TO THESE PRIORITY ACTIVITIES, THE CIA
RECEIVES IN EXCESS OF 6,000 FOIA, PRIVACY ACT, AND EXECUTIVE
ORDER MANDATORY DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW REQUESTS EACH YEAR.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESPOND TO OVER 5,000 CASES PER YEAR, BUT THE NEW ELECTRONIC FOIA
AMENDMENTS REQUIRE US TO DEVOTE ADDITIONAL DECLASSIFICATION RESOURCES TO REDUCE OUR
BACKLOG OR FACE SEVERE COURT IMPOSED PENALTIES. THUS, WE NEED TO INCREASE OUR
RESPONSES TO ABOUT 8,000 CASES THIS YEAR. WE ALSO HAVE OPENED AN INTERNET SITE THAT WILL
MAKE CIA
DECLASSIFIED INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

FINALLY, WE HAVE COMPLETED WORK ON AN AUTOMATED PROCESS
TO DEAL WITH THE 25-YEAR DECLASSIFICATION PROGRAM MANDATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 12958 AND
HOPE TO RELEASE 1 MILLION PAGES OF HISTORICALLY VALUABLE (PERMANENT) MATERIAL THIS YEAR.
WE PLAN TO REVIEW 5 MILLION PAGES NEXT YEAR AND 8 MILLION PAGES
EACH YEAR THEREAFTER.

SOME AGENCIES HAVE ADOPTED A PASS-FAIL STRATEGY IN
RESPONSE TO THE 25-YEAR DECLASSIFICATION REQUIREMENT - THAT IS, IF ANYTHING IN A DOCUMENT
REQUIRES CONTINUED CLASSIFICATION, THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT IS WITHHELD. THIS IS BECAUSE THEY
BELIEVE THAT UNDER PASS-FAIL THEY CAN RELEASE A
SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY OF THEIR MATERIAL.
PRELIMINARY REVIEW ON OUR PART INDICATES THAT CIA COULD RELEASE ONLY 15% UNDER A PASS-FAIL APPROACH AND WOULD HAVE TO WITHHOLD 85%. THAT WOULD NOT BE IN THE SPIRIT OF
OPENNESS EMBODIED IN THE EXECUTIVE ORDER. WITH LIGHT REDACTION, HOWEVER, WE ESTIMATE
THAT WE CAN RELEASE OVER 55% OF OUR MATERIAL - AND PERHAPS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE. THUS, WE
HAVE CHOSEN A REDACTION STRATEGY. HOWEVER, THIS STRATEGY IS MORE COSTLY - WE ESTIMATE
$2 - $3 PER PAGE IN LABOR COSTS, ALTHOUGH WE EXPECT THAT THE COST CAN BE REDUCED AS WE
INCREASE OUR EFFICIENCY.

THERE ARE THOSE WHO QUESTION WHY CIA CANNOT SIMPLY RELEASE INFORMATION THAT IS 25
YEARS OLD OR OLDER. IN FACT, THE ONLY REASONS CIA CAN GENERALLY WITHHOLD 25 YEAR-OLD
MATERIAL IS BECAUSE DISCLOSURE WOULD REVEAL THE APPLICATION OF AN INTELLIGENCE METHOD;
OR IN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD CLEARLY AND DEMONSTRABLY DAMAGE THE NATIONAL SECURITY,
REVEAL THE IDENTITY OF A HUMAN INTELLIGENCE SOURCE OR IMPAIR RELATIONS WITH A FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT. BECAUSE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS ARE INHERENTLY FRAGILE, AND
EVEN EXPENSIVE COLLECTION SYSTEMS CAN BE DEFEATED RATHER CHEAPLY, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT
WE AVOID ERRONEOUS RELEASE OF INFORMATION ON INTELLIGENCE ASSETS AND SENSITIVE
COLLECTION METHODS.

THE DECLASSIFICATION ACTIVITIES THAT CIA CARRIES OUT ARE ALSO PERFORMED BY THE OTHER
INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES, AND WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO DEVELOP COMMON TOOLS AND
ACHIEVE GREATER EFFICIENCY. INDEED, THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY IS
WELL ON ITS WAY TO CREATING ADMINISTRATIVELY THE FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENT OF THE NATIONAL
DECLASSIFICATION CENTER PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION. THE DECLASSIFICATION PROGRAM
MANAGERS COUNCIL, WHICH IS UNDER THE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT STAFF, HAS ALREADY BECOME
A FORUM FOR A VARIETY OF INTERAGENCY DECLASSIFICATION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING INTERAGENCY
TRAINING AND COORDINATION CONCERNING DOCUMENTS WITH MULTIPLE AGENCY EQUITIES AND
INTERAGENCY COORDINATION ON AUTOMATION TOOLS FOR DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW.

MOST OF THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED ADMINISTRATIVELY, AND
MANY ALREADY HAVE. HOWEVER, IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING SERVICES,
WE HAVE PROVIDED REVISED LANGUAGE RELATING TO CIA'S CONCERNS OVER PROVISIONS OF S.
712. I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS PARTICULARLY ON THREE OF THE ISSUES WE RAISED, AS
EXAMPLES OF THE KINDS OF CONCERNS WE HAVE.

THE LEGISLATION WOULD IMPOSE A "FRONT-END" BALANCING TEST THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO CLASSIFIES TO MEASURE AND BALANCE, AT THE TIME OF ANY CLASSIFICATION
DECISION, THE BENEFIT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF THE INFORMATION PROPOSED FOR
CLASSIFICATION AGAINST THE NATIONAL SECURITY NEED FOR THE PROTECTION OF THAT INFORMATION.
WHILE WE HAVE CLASSIFICATION GUIDES THAT INSTRUCT WORKING LEVEL PERSONNEL REGARDING
JUDGMENTS OF DAMAGE TO NATIONAL SECURITY, IT WOULD BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONSTRUCT A
DISCIPLINED PROCESS TO MAKE REAL TIME JUDGMENTS ON WHAT IS OR IS NOT IN THE PUBLIC
INTEREST. AND WORKING LEVEL
PERSONNEL WOULD NOT NORMALLY HAVE THE NECESSARY BACKGROUND OR EXPERTISE NECESSARY
TO MAKE SUCH JUDGMENTS. THIS PROVISION WOULD LIKELY LEAD TO INCONSISTENT, ERRONEOUS,
AND IMPROPER CLASSIFICATION DECISIONS WITH LITTLE BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC, BUT WHICH WOULD
JEOPARDIZE SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS. AGAIN, INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE
COULD ENDANGER HUMAN SOURCES, OR LEAD TO THE COMPROMISE OF A COSTLY OR
IRREPLACEABLE INTELLIGENCE METHOD. INSTEAD, WE SUPPORT THE CURRENT PRACTICE OF A "BACK-END" BALANCING TEST THAT APPLIES TO INFORMATION ALREADY CLASSIFIED, WHICH CAN ONLY BE
PERFORMED BY SENIOR OFFICIALS WITH THE PERSPECTIVE TO MAKE SUCH DECISIONS.

SECOND, WE BELIEVE THE CONCEPT THAT WE CALL THE THIRD AGENCY RULE MUST BE PRESERVED.
THIS CONCEPT PROVIDES THAT CLASSIFIED INFORMATION MAY NOT BE DECLASSIFIED BY ANY AGENCY
WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENCY THAT ORIGINATED THE INFORMATION. THIS IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IT IS THE ORIGINATORS OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WHO HAVE THE NECESSARY
UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERTISE TO MAKE INFORMED AND CONTEXTUALLY SENSIBLE DECISIONS
REGARDING THE SENSITIVITY OF THE INFORMATION. IN THE CIA CONTEXT, WE HAVE FOUND THAT
INNOCUOUS INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION CAN OFTEN LOOK SENSITIVE TO A NON-EXPERT, WHILE TRULY
SENSITIVE INFORMATION CAN APPEAR INNOCUOUS. ACCORDINGLY, WE BELIEVE THAT REMOVING THE
ORIGINATOR FROM THE DECLASSIFICATION PROCESS WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN IMPROPER
DECLASSIFICATION DECISIONS, IN GENERAL, AND CONFLICT WITH THE STATUTORY OBLIGATION OF THE
DIRECTOR
OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (DCI) TO PROTECT INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS, IN PARTICULAR.
BUT MOST IMPORTANT, THE CONSEQUENCES TO OUR INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES OF A MISTAKE IN THE
DECLASSIFICATION PROCESS CAN BE SIGNIFICANT AND IRREVERSIBLE.

THIRD, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE LEGISLATION FAILS TO LIMIT JUDICIAL REVIEW, IN MATTERS THAT,
BY THEIR NATURE, REQUIRE EXPERTISE UNIQUELY IN THE HANDS OF INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS
CHARGED WITH PROTECTING THE NATIONAL SECURITY. WITHOUT LIMITS ON JUDICIAL REVIEW, THE
LEGISLATION WOULD SERVE TO ENCOURAGE LITIGATION AND JUDICIAL SECOND-GUESSING OF DCI
DECISIONS AND ACTIONS, IN AN AREA THAT HAS, PRACTICALLY AND HISTORICALLY, REQUIRED
FLEXIBILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION. INDEED, THE COURTS THEMSELVES HAVE RECOGNIZED
THAT THEY LACK THE EXPERTISE TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS.

ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE REQUIREMENT TO PUBLISH IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER
THE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR CLASSIFYING INFORMATION BY THIS AGENCY. IF THESE
STANDARDS ARE WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY AS TO BE UNCLASSIFIED, THEY ARE OF LIMITED USE TO CIA
EMPLOYEES, IF THEY ARE SET FORTH IN MORE SPECIFIC DETAIL, THEY NEED TO BE CLASSIFIED. WE
ALSO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT PROPOSED NEW DECLASSIFICATION STANDARDS FOR 10 AND 30 YEAR-
OLD DOCUMENTS REQUIRING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ACTION BY THE AGENCY HEAD AND THE
PRESIDENT, ON A DOCUMENT-BY-DOCUMENT BASIS, TO PROTECT INFORMATION BEYOND 10 AND 30
YEARS. THESE STANDARDS WOULD RESULT IN THE
FUTILE, COSTLY, AND TIME-CONSUMING DOCUMENT-BY-DOCUMENT REVIEW BY AGENCY HEADS AND
THE PRESIDENT OF LARGE NUMBERS OF DOCUMENTS CONTAINING SIMILAR TYPES OF CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION LIKELY REQUIRING CONTINUED PROTECTION.

WE SUPPORT A NATIONAL DECLASSIFICATION CENTER THAT WOULD ASSIST WITH INTERAGENCY
COORDINATION OF THE DECLASSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS WITH MULTIPLE AGENCY EQUITIES,
DEVELOP STANDARD AUTOMATION TOOLS FOR DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH, AND SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH FOCAL POINT FOR REQUESTING FUNDS TO SUPPORT
THE GOVERNMENT'S SYSTEMATIC AND AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION ACTIVITIES. BUT WE DO NOT
SUPPORT IT HAVING A POLICY OR OVERSIGHT ROLE, OR THE AUTHORITY TO UNILATERALLY DECLASSIFY
ANY INFORMATION WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE ORIGINATING AGENCY. AND FINALLY, WE ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT SECTION 4(F) THAT WOULD AMEND THE FOIA TO PRECLUDE THE PRESIDENT FROM
ISSUING OR USING ANY EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT UTILIZES NONSTATUTORY CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA TO
PROTECT SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF INFORMATION FROM RELEASE UNDER THE FOIA. THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIR THE ABILITY OF THE DCI TO CONTINUE TO PROTECT IMAGERY, WHICH,
BECAUSE OF ITS UNIQUE NATURE, WAS GIVEN SPECIAL PROTECTION UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 12951,
AND WOULD PREVENT THE DCI FROM EVER OBTAINING FROM THE PRESIDENT SIMILAR SPECIAL
TREATMENT FOR ANY OTHER CATEGORY OF INTELLIGENCE DESERVING SPECIAL PROTECTION.
WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BE OFFICIALLY CORRESPONDING DIRECTLY
WITH THE COMMITTEE ON ITS VIEWS ABOUT S. 712 IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE LETTER WILL PROPOSE
REVISIONS REQUIRED TO ENABLE THE ADMINISTRATION TO SUPPORT THE BILL.

BEYOND THE SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES RAISED BY THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION, WE MUST BE CONSCIOUS
OF THE ASSOCIATED COSTS AS WE WORK TOWARD A NEW APPROACH TO THE DECLASSIFICATION OF
INFORMATION. THE 25-YEAR DECLASSIFICATION PROGRAM, THE GROWING NUMBER OF FOIA REQUESTS
(AND THEY ARE GROWING BOTH IN NUMBER AND COMPLEXITY), THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
ELECTRONIC FOIA AMENDMENTS, SPECIAL SEARCHES SUCH AS THOSE CONCERNING THE GULF WAR
ILLNESS INVESTIGATION AND GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, AS WELL AS LITIGATION AND DECLASSIFICATION APPEALS ALL TAKE SCARCE RESOURCES AWAY FROM MISSION. IT IS
IMPORTANT, THEREFORE, THAT WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT WOULD BE
INCURRED AS A RESULT OF ANY NEW LEGISLATION THAT WILL FURTHER IMPACT THE INTELLIGENCE
MISSION.

AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT I HAVE BEEN
GIVEN TODAY TO DISCUSS WITH YOU AND YOUR COMMITTEE WHAT WE ARE DOING TO IMPLEMENT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON PROTECTING AND REDUCING GOVERNMENT SECRECY. I
WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT OUR INTEREST IN CONTINUING TO WORK WITH CONGRESSIONAL STAFFS ON
LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES TO FURTHER THE OBJECTIVES SET FORTH BY THE COMMISSION WITHOUT
DAMAGING INTELLIGENCE EQUITIES. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.